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Detroit Red Wings' superfan Nick Horvath smuggled an octopus into Little Caesars Arena with the hope of claiming his place in history. Instead, he's facing a lifetime ban.

Horvath and his buddies wrapped an octopus snugly around his stomach and concealed their secret cargo under a Gordie Howe all-star jersey ahead of the Wings' home opener last week in the team's new home. Every detail was carefully planned but everything went wrong when the eight-legged animal went airborne.

The octopus arched through the air and slid across the ice, eliciting a roar from the sellout crowd. The tossing of cephalopods has long been a popular pastime for Wings' fans but it's one officials frown upon. Horvath hardly had time to celebrate before security guards grabbed the back of his jersey and whisked him away.

"The crowd was going nuts," said Horvath. "As they were escorting me out people were booing them, 'Let him go!' People were high-fiving me, giving me spanks on the butt, slaps on the butt ... everyone loved it."

With the new arena and all of the new revenue stream from bars/restaurants , perhaps they might consider opening a stand that sells pre-boiled ready toss octopi. I mean why not maximize every potential source of $$$. People are gonna toss them, assuming the team ever gets back in the playoffs, so you might as well make some money…..

With the new arena and all of the new revenue stream from bars/restaurants , perhaps they might consider opening a stand that sells pre-boiled ready toss octopi. I mean why not maximize every potential source of $$$. People are gonna toss them, assuming the team ever gets back in the playoffs, so you might as well make some money…..

Posted by Down River Dan on 10/11/17 at 01:26 PM ET

Sure, maybe they can get every octopi sponsored too.

This octopus brought to you by GE!

And you could buy them from the Amway Octopus Market.

Chris Illitch proving he is less than his father in every way.

Posted by
Hootinani
from the parade following Babs out of town on 10/11/17 at 02:15 PM ET

Yep Hoot, I am sure I am not the only noticing many of the official Wings tweets are sponsored by ....

Player to watch, game day talk. I know there were sponsorships before but this year it seems to have increased.

Waiting to walk into the men’s room and this stall brought to you by ....!

However, I don’t know if I can blame Ilitch as much for it. Don’t forget that the league tried something like this before, leaning heavily on the city to arrest and charge any fan who lobbed octopi.

We have a new building *and* a new person at the helm. Granted, the thought that Ilitch is actually going along with this is upsetting, but the league does have a history of trying to stop our great tradition.

This wouldn’t even be an issue if the Panthers fans hadn’t gone overboard throwing plastic rats on the ice. Then it started with catfish in Nashville.

It’s not like Security at the LCA (almost typed the Joe) are going to be on the lok out for this guy. Too many entrances. Just have a friend buy the tickets. They hardly looked at me when I went through just checked for metal and made sure my ticket scanned.

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